Method for loading a weapon in line with the rate of fire

Abstract

A revolver cylinder is rotated at least approximately at a speed that corresponds to the normal rate of fire of a weapon. When a predetermined loading step is reached, the trigger of the weapon is controlled such that fire can be opened essentially without delay. The weapon is fired without break immediately after (with) the loading process. At the same time, the weapon is transferred, thus only directly before firing, from a secure SAFE state to the CHARGED state, whereby the safety standards of the weapon are significantly improved. The time during which the weapon is in the state of operational and firing readiness and not in the SAFE state is minimized or entirely eliminated, which considerably increases the operating safety. Extending the time in the SAFE state allows the level of testing for the weapon (for example for the trigger) to be greater, which in turn results in greater reliability of the weapon.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for loading a revolver gun with a revolver drum with ammunition, the method comprising:
 starting a loading process in combination with an initiation of a fire command at a first time;   inserting the ammunition into at least one or more cartridge chambers in the revolver drum, with the revolver drum being rotated at least approximately at a rate that corresponds to the normal firing rate of the weapon, the revolver drum being rotated further at least until a first cartridge has reached a firing position; and   operating a trigger of the weapon at a second time, which immediately follows the first time, as a result of which fire is opened without any delay.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein a firing burst is ended when a third time is reached. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein, if there is no further fire command, the weapon is unloaded from a further time, as a result of which the weapon is unloaded from a specific end time. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the unloading process takes place at the third time and is carried out between the third time and a specific end time at a rate which corresponds at least approximately to the normal firing rate of the weapon. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein precisely as many cartridges are fed as are required for the fire command. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 5 , wherein, in the case of a single shot, only one cartridge is fed, the ammunition feed to the revolver drum is interrupted, the revolver drum is rotated further until the cartridge in the firing position is reached, and one and only one shot is fired by operation of the trip at the second time. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 5 , wherein, in the case of a plurality of shots, precisely this number of cartridges are fed, the ammunition feed is then interrupted, and the revolver drum is rotated further until the last shot has been fired at the third time.